| Schubert, Franz: String Quartet In D Min., D. 810; Kernis Aj: Quartet No. 1 / Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet), The |
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| Album: | Kernis Project: Schubert (Jasper String Quartet), The | Collection: | Classical | |
| Artist: | Schubert, Franz: String Quartet In D Min., D. 810; Kernis Aj: Quartet No. 1 | Added: | Sep 2012 | |
| Label: | Sono Luminus | |||
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| Add Date: | 2012-09-14 | Pull Date: | 2012-11-16 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Oct 28 | Oct 21 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Oct 25, 2012: | minimum entropy ii Kernis: String Quartet No. 1: Musica Celestis.” I. Flowing (14:46) | 2. | Oct 20, 2012: | Music Casserole Kernis: String Quartet No. 1: Iv. Quasi Una Danza (5:40) |
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| Larry Reviewed 2012-09-07 | ||
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Schubert, Franz: String Quartet in D Min., D. 810; Kernis, AJ: Quartet No. 1 Jasper String Quartet Label: Sono Luminous (2012) Schubert (1797-1828) composed this quartet, “Death and the Maiden,” in 1824, after a poem by Claudius Matthias, in which the young maiden exclaims, “I am still young! Go, my dear” and Death replies, “You will sleep softly in my arms.” 1st mvmt - the opening motive ultimately overcomes the pastoral second theme, making clear that Death is inescapable. 2nd mvmt – Death gently coaxes the Maiden. 3rd mvmt – contrasts a driving scherzo with a gentle, Viennese-style trio. 4th mvmt – lyrical dance of death, then fiery finish. Kernis (b. 1960) has won a Pulitzer Prize for his music. He composed his “Musica Celestis” quartet in 1990 using some mild dissonances, pleasing melodies, and traditional four-mvmt form, with 1st mvmt in sonata form (exposition-development and return); its 1st theme rapturous, singing, 2nd theme nervous and agitated, and sections contrasting and linking the two. 2nd mvmt – inspired by Medieval idea of celestial music; variations of a spacious melody and harmony, framed by intro and coda. 3rd mvmt – “bits and scraps of things” plus Trio “based on a nonexistent ländler (folk dance in ¾ time). 4th mvmt – begins haltingly, develops strong dance rhythm, with bits of country music, funk and Beethoven-joke fugue. Both quartets feature monumental opening mvmts, transcendent slow mvmts, short and driving scherzos, and devilish finales. 1. Schubert: String Quartet in D minor, D.810 "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro (11:29) 2. Schubert: "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante Con Moto (13:24) 3. Schubert: "Death and the Maiden": III. Scherzo - Allegro Molto (3:59) 4. Schubert: "Death and the Maiden": IV. Presto (9:32) 5. Kernis: String Quartet No. 1: Musica Celestis.” I. Flowing (14:46) 6. Kernis: String Quartet No. 1: II. "Musica “Celestis" (11:01) 7. Kernis: String Quartet No. 1: III. Scherzo - Trio Semplice – Scherzo (3:25) 8. Kernis: String Quartet No. 1: IV. Quasi Una Danza (5:40) | ||
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